Jingdezhen

Throughout the Ming and Qing, this imperial kiln fired porcelain solely for the court, representing the highest craftsmanship of Chinese ceramics.

Said to be the oldest and largest wood-fired egg-shaped kiln still standing, it is also a living base for handmade porcelain heritage skills.

Saw-toothed red-brick workshops of a Bauhaus-style porcelain factory now house an international ceramic art exchange and a hub for young entrepreneurs.

Among the best-preserved Qing county yamens in southern China, Fuliang was also a tea and porcelain hub immortalized in Bai Juyi's poem of a merchant gone to buy tea.

In the first Jingde year of the Northern Song (1004), the ceramic town associated with Changnan took the name Jingdezhen, which remains in use.

In 1278, the Yuan established the Fuliang Porcelain Bureau at Jingdezhen, bringing ceramic production into an official administrative system.

From 1728, Tang Ying supervised the Jingdezhen imperial kilns, studying techniques and recording production practice during his long tenure.